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Eddie Jones is right, power is only part of the answer | Shane Williams

10 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams says physicality is an easy route to take in rugby and emphasis between the north and south hemisphere vary

Dragons 20-28 Ospreys: Otten try clinches derby arm-wrestle

10 January 2021 0 comments

Mat Protheroe continues to shine for the Ospreys since his arrival from Bristol Bears last summer

Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick

Exclusive: Steve Borthwick can help Leicester rediscover their mojo

8 January 2021 2 comments

Pat Howard reflects on the departure of old friend Geordan Murphy at Leicester and shares his view on the work Steve Borthwick has on his plate

Toby Booth has got my Ospreys playing with pride again | Shane Williams

8 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams sees a much more empassioned demeanour about the Ospreys since Booth’s arrival

Cardiff Blues 3-17 Ospreys: Toby Booth game plan blows Blues away

3 January 2021 1 comment

John Mulvihill condemns high penalty count in unconvincing performance against Ospreys

It’s time to hand out my gongs for 2020| Shane Williams

30 December 2020 2 comments

Shane Williams also predicts what will happen in next year’s Six Nations and the Lions tour of South Africa

Ospreys 14-16 Scarlets: Super sub O’Brien swings it to Scarlets

27 December 2020 2 comments

Roger Panting reports from Parc y Scarlets as the Scarlets come back to edge their Welsh rivals

Surgeons ‘can do no more’ for Wales star Gareth Anscombe

27 December 2020 3 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the fitness of Gareth Anscombe and his long-awaited comeback from a serious knee injury sustained in the 2019 Six Nations

Festive fun as Henson overcomes Fearns KO | Chris Hewett

27 December 2020 1 comment

Chris Hewett offers a digest of Christmas stories to warm the cockles

Ex-Wales wing Aled Brew calls time after 17 years

27 December 2020 0 comments

FORMER Wales wing Aled Brew has retired from rugby at the age of 34. Brew’s short-term deal at Scarlets has come to an end and […]

Ospreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs

27 December 2020 0 comments

Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the Cheetahs’ plight by adding […]

North try completes Ospreys’ fightback

20 December 2020 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Dangerman: George North offloads out of Billy Searle’s tackle PICTURE: Getty Images WORCESTER’S European hopes hang by a thread after Ospreys won […]

PETER JACKSON

20 December 2020 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Wales miss out on the great SA invasion Welsh Kiwi: Hadleigh Parke PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to […]

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones to miss start of 2021 Six Nations

18 December 2020 0 comments

A huge concern for Wales head coach Wayne Pivac, who is already counting the cost of injuries to senior personnel

Clear front-runner emerges to lure Exeter’s Tomas Francis back to Wales

15 December 2020 1 comment

Wales tighthead Tomas Francis is set to hold talks with all four regions, as Exeter future hangs in the balance

Dream Team: Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones

13 December 2020 1 comment

Jones, formerly of Neath, Dragons and Harlequins, chooses a best XV based on those he has played alongside or faced as an opponent

Davies demands fair share of funding to save game

13 December 2020 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection to keep them alive.Last […]

Davies demands fair share of funding to save game

13 December 2020 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection to keep them alive.Last […]

Jackals can swing series Lions’ way

13 December 2020 0 comments

Steffan Thomas talks to former Springbok coach Gary Gold about the Lions tour and PRO14 expansion NO one is more qualified to assess South Africa’s […]

TEAMS: Will Butler returns from injury for start of Worcester’s Challenge Cup campaign

11 December 2020 0 comments

Selection news for all of the Challenge Cup’s opening round of competition, as Worcester Warriors travel to Pau

Forthcoming fixtures

6 December 2020 1 comment

Sunday December 6 Autumn Nations Cup: England v France (2pm) Premiership: London Irish v Sale (2.30pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (4.15pm)Friday December 11 European Champions Cup: Pool 1 […]

Dewi Lake told to focus on set-piece if he is to make Test grade

4 December 2020 0 comments

Ospreys head coach Toby Booth speaks of the young hooker’s chances of ousting Sam Parry and Elliot Dee from the Wales set-up

We dodged the psycho horror show says Eddie

29 November 2020 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER EDDIE Jones said his team escaped a “psycho horror movie” with Wales – and then targeted putting smiles back on the faces […]

Boyd signs until 2022

22 November 2020 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd, has signed a contract extension until at least the end of the 2021/22 season. Kiwi Boyd said: “After the […]

DREAMTEAM

15 November 2020 0 comments

1. Ethan Waller – His skillset is everything you want in a loosehead and he fancies himself as a bit of a No.10 as well. […]

Protheroe has belief in new-look Ospreys

8 November 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Honest: Toby Booth Ospreys fan: Mat Protheroe is back home PICTURE: Getty Images THE all-conquering Leinster machine will roll into Swansea today […]

Sione: Youth gets chance

8 November 2020 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Opportunity: Sione Kalamafoni says younger players must put their hands up SIONE Kalamafoni has urged a youthful Scarlets side to take their […]

Welshman behind the Australian resurgence

8 November 2020 0 comments

Steffan Thomas talks to Wallabies’ match analyst Craig Whelan GROWING up as a huge rugby fan near Port Talbot, Craig Whelan could never have imagined […]

Glasgow boosted by Scotland returnees

1 November 2020 0 comments

■By ADAM ELLIS Preview Glasgow v Leinster Monday, Kick-off 8.15pm, Scotstoun GLASGOW WARRIORS welcome back eight players released by Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend for […]

Reproduce that second half display says Booth

1 November 2020 1 comment

By ROB COLE Proud: Toby Booth Promoted: Duncan Jones WHATEVER Toby Booth said to his Ospreys players at half-time last weekend did the trick as […]

Cockerill banking on home comforts

25 October 2020 1 comment

Preview Edinburgh v Connacht Today, Kick-off 7.35pm EDINBURGH’S rocky start to the season will not be helped by 17 players being unavailable due to injury […]

Reuben’s try rouses Ospreys recovery

25 October 2020 0 comments

■By ROGER PANTING STEPHEN Myler kicked 13 points to complete a remarkable turnaround and earn Ospreys only their second win in the last 13 competitive […]

Red card rules out Irish lock

18 October 2020 0 comments

IAIN Henderson will miss the remainder of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign after receiving a three-match ban for his red card against Ospreys in the PRO14. […]

New-look Ospreys prop Nicky Smith looks to munch France

15 October 2020 0 comments

Loosehead Smith is back in the Wales squad after being dropped for the Six Nations

Queen’s Birthday Honours for rugby quartet

11 October 2020 2 comments

WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones, former skipper Gareth Thomas, ex-head coach Warren Gatland and former England captain Sue Day are among the recipients of the […]

Pivac calls up exciting young Bears

11 October 2020 0 comments

BRISTOL pair Callum Sheedy and Ioan Lloyd are among seven uncapped players named in Wayne Pivac’s Wales autumn squad. The duo are joined by hooker […]

Willie John’s view on the Lions will be valid always

11 October 2020 0 comments

WARREN Gatland was back ‘home’ in Wales this weekend running the rule over some familiar faces at the Liberty Stadium. In the Ospreys side were […]

Stockdale shines but Welsh flop before Gats

11 October 2020 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING ULSTER captain Ian Henderson was sent off in the 75th minute but his side were already home and dry. Ospreys were secondbest […]

Saints call off match amid new covid crisis

4 October 2020 0 comments

Double delight: Matt Protheroe celebrates scoring Ospreys’ third try – and his second – against Edinburgh yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONhave forfeited today’s match against […]

Protheroe produces the goods with debut double

4 October 2020 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER MAT PROTHEROE grabbed two tries on his Ospreys debut as the Welsh region opened their PRO14 campaign by dismantling Edinburgh in horrendous […]

Jackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back

1 October 2020 0 comments

Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales defence coach

Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs

30 September 2020 0 comments

Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions

Clive’s on way back, fighting spirit intact

27 September 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW None the worse for a heart attack stopping him in his […]

New Ospreys coach Brock James sees a lot of potential in youthful backs

24 September 2020 0 comments

Few players hold a more esteemed playing career than Brock James, now the Australian is anticipating success as a coach at Ospreys

Jackson column: Marathon man Stephen Myler goes clear of the field

23 September 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the 17-year career of Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler, and hears from the man himself

ON THE BLINDSIDE

20 September 2020 1 comment

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Comeback: Henson Henson hops codes for run out at Raiders FORMER Wales centre Gavin Henson has switched codes […]